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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners were living in poverty in the London Borough of Wandsworth in each of the last three years. - Inc figure.

Asked by

Tom Cox (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c1890W;426 c1895W; 197125

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what co-operation his Department has had with members of the Arab League in alleviating poverty in the Palestinian Territories. - It has not proved possible to respond before Prorogation.

Asked by

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

199021; 426 c1724W;426 c1728W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children (a) are defined as living below the poverty line and (b) have moved above the poverty line in each year in (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (ii) England since 1997. - Inc table and refs to 'Opportunity for all'...

Asked by

Paul Farrelly (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 November 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Paul Farrelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many children (a) are defined as living below the poverty line and (b) have moved above the poverty line in each year in (i) Newcastle-under- Lyme and (ii) England since 1997. [198706] Mr. Pond: Poverty is about more than low income, it also impacts on the way people live--their health, housing and the quality of their environment. The sixth annual `Opportunity for all' report (Cm 6239) sets out the Government's strategy for tackling poverty and social exclusion and presents information on the indicators used to measure progress against this strategy. In December 2003, we published `Measuring child poverty' which outlines the Government's new measure of child poverty which will be used from 2004-05. Both of these documents are available in the Library. There is not a measure which sets out the numbers of children in poverty for the years since 1997 and we do not produce yearly estimates of the number of children leaving low income. However, data on the number of children living in low income households is available. The threshold of below 60 per cent. contemporary median income is the most commonly used in reporting absolute and relative trends in low income. The number of children in England below 60 per cent. contemporary median income from 1997-98 is in the table. Figures are not available below Government Office Region level. Specific information regarding low income at Government Office Region level is available in `Households Below Average Income 1994/95- 2002/03', which is available in the Library. Number of children in England below 60 per cent. contemporary median income Million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Before housing costs After housing costs 1997-98 2.7 3.7 1998-99 2.6 3.7 1999-2000 2.6 3.6 2000-01 2.3 3.4 2001-02 2.2 3.3 2002-03 2.2 3.1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 100,000. Source: Households Below Average Income.

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

198706; 426 c1863-4W;426 c1867-8W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which funding streams have been allocated by his Department using a funding formula which includes rankings or scores on the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2000; and if he will list the amount of funding allocated in such a way (a)...

Asked by

Karen Buck (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c2062W;426 c2068W; 191528

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on the contribution of the National Lottery to reducing poverty in deprived areas of the UK. - Including figures.

Asked by

David Marshall (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

198671; 426 c1542W;426 c1545-6W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress the Department has made in tackling pensioner poverty since 1997. - Inc figures and ref to the Household Below Average Income figures.

Asked by

David Marshall (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

198670; 426 c1661W;426 c1664W

House

House of Commons

Hollis of Heigham, Baroness

What statistics they have on the number of children in families living in poverty in the years 2002-03; 2003-04 and 2004-05 (at the latest date for which figures are available) [HL 5004]. - Inc ref to Households Below Average Income 1994-95 to 2002-03.

Asked by

Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

666 c177WA; HL 5004

House

House of Lords

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on pensioner poverty in west Edinburgh

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on pensioner poverty in west Edinburgh.

Lead member

John Barrett

Answering member

Malcolm Wicks

Department

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

426 c470-8WH

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he makes of the role of public services privatisation conditionalities in the provision of aid to developing countries; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

David Stewart (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 November 2004

For answer on

16 November 2004

Answered on

16 November 2004

Mr. David Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he makes of the role of public services privatisation conditionalities in the provision of aid to developing countries; and if he will make a statement. [198055] Mr. Gareth Thomas: The UK has recently published a draft policy paper for consultation on the issue of aid conditionally, "Partnerships for poverty reduction: changing aid conditionality. This paper (produced jointly by DFID, HM Treasury, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) makes a commitment to reducing the burden of conditionality while recognising the continuing relevance of conditions. After a period of consultation, DFID plans to finalise this policy statement in the first quarter of 2005. DFID supports a range of reforms to improve the way that public money is spent and accounted for, and the way that public services are provided, especially to poor people. We recognise the sensitivity and contested nature of many policy reforms, including the privatisation of public services. This highlights the need for careful country-specific analysis to ensure that reforms are appropriately designed, as well as strong country ownership of any such initiative. DFID's draft policy suggests that in future we should only support reforms where partner governments have had space to debate--including where appropriate in Parliament-- the full range of policy options, and have made their own decision informed by clear evidence of the benefits to poor people. As the UK policy paper makes clear, aid terms and conditions must support, not "buy" reform. To improve the quality of policy design and implementation around issues such as privatisation, DFID continues to press for increased use of analytical tools such as Poverty and Social Impact Assessment (PSIA). By mid-2004 some 150 PSIA activities were being carried out. The results of this work are already indicating the need for a more careful use of policies such as privatization: both in the nature of the reform of organizations, and in the need to ensure that the social protection functions of these organizations are taken into account. DFID recognises that there is a need to increase the number, and to improve the quality of PSIA, and to ensure that the results of PSIA are used effectively in the policy process. The World Bank has committed to more careful consideration of the significant distributional consequences of policies that they support. This will include greater use of PSIA to inform the policy choice. The Bank has also committed to report at the next annual meetings in 2005 on progress in the use of PSIA.

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

426 c1278W;426 c1282W; 198055

House

House of Commons

Cabinet Office

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of access to e-government services for people living in disadvantaged areas of the UK. - Including figures.

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Cabinet Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

198756; 426 c1234-5W;426 c1238-9W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many failed asylum seekers are receiving sector 4 support; and if he will make a statement. - 869 unsuccessful asylum seekers are in receipt of section 4 support.

Asked by

John Battle (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

426 c1424W;426 c1428W; 189958

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what strategy he has put in place to tackle child poverty. - Inc ref to CM 6239, Copy in Library.

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 November 2004

Reference

426 c1183-4W;426 c1187-8W; 197466

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of eradicating pensioner poverty. - Including figures.

Asked by

Lord Wills (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 November 2004

Reference

196030; 426 c909-10W;426 c913-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his assessment is of the contribution being made by faith-based NGOs in tackling housing and poverty issues in East Africa. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by

Alistair Burt (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 November 2004

Reference

426 c696W;426 c701W; 197152

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which funding streams have been allocated by her Department using a funding formula which includes rankings or scores on the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2000; and if she will list the amount of funding allocated in such a...

Asked by

Karen Buck (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

12 October 2004

For answer on

9 November 2004

Answered on

9 November 2004

Ms Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which funding streams have been allocated by her Department using a funding formula which includes rankings or scores on the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2000; and if she will list the amount of funding allocated in such a way (a) nationally by the Department or (b) to all Government sponsored bodies reporting to the Department. [191529] Alun Michael: Defra has four funding streams which have been allocated taking account of the Index of Multiple Deprivation. In all cases the Index has contributed to identifying the least well performing rural areas in terms of economic productivity but, other factors, including quality of application and nature of enterprise, are taken into account in awarding projects. The first two funding streams below are both part of the Department's Rural Voluntary and Community Sector and Social Inclusion Programme. (a) Nationally: (1) A contribution to The Pensions Partnership Fund which seeks to increase benefits uptake by the elderly. £834,000 has been allocated in 2004-05 to fund projects in the priority wards in rural areas. (2) An action research contract examining social enterprise in rural areas. Some £500,000 has been allocated in 2004-05 to fund projects in four English Regions, with priority being given to those which operate in priority wards. (3) For the Warm Front programme, the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2000 has not been used as a sole indicator for any allocation purposes. It is considered with a number of other indices--including the fuel poverty indices under the English House Condition Survey. In 2004-05 the Fuel Poverty budget is £169 million. (4) Defra uses the Index as one of a number of measures which contribute to the priority scores of proposed flood and coastal erosion risk management improvement projects, when considering which projects should receive grant from the ring- fenced national budget. The budget being allocated in 2004-05 is £56 million across local authorities and internal drainage boards. (b) Government Sponsored Bodies: The Environment Agency is a Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by Defra and its share of the flood and coastal erosion risk management improvement projects funding in 2004-05 is £76 million.

Date

9 November 2004

Reference

426 c580W;426 c580-1W; 191529

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

Answered by

Alan Johnson (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

8 November 2004

Reference

426 c550

House

House of Commons

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when data will be available for the number of Households Below Average Income in each ward in each constituency. - Including text of letter from Colin Mowl from the Office for National Statistics and ref to http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/ and Households Below Average Income.

Asked by

Lord Wills (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 November 2004

For answer on

8 November 2004

Answered on

8 November 2004

Mr. Wills: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when data will be available for the number of Households Below Average Income in each ward in each constituency. [196372] Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply. Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Michael Wills, dated 8 November 2004: The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking when data will be available for the number of Households Below Average Income in each ward in each constituency. I am replying in his absence. (196372). Estimates for income by constituency are not available but ONS have recently published experimental ward-based average household income estimates (although these do not provide an income distribution within the ward). They cover England and Wales for 1998/99. These estimates have been developed specifically for small areas where traditional survey methods do not capture sufficient data. They have been produced using a modelling approach that enables survey data to be combined with Census and administrative data to estimate at the small area level. We advise against combining the ward level estimates to constituencies or other higher levels. The best estimates for these higher levels may require different methods or statistical models. These model-based estimates are of a different nature from standard survey estimates because they are dependent upon correctly specifying the relationship between weekly household income and the census/administrative information. The main limitation of estimates for small areas, either those estimated directly from responses to surveys or model-based, is that they are subject to variability. We have also produced the confidence intervals associated with the model-based estimates in order to make the accuracy of the estimates clear. These estimates are described in more detail on the National Statistics website at: http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/ ShowMetaData.asp?tn=Product&id=5060 and are available at http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/NoHSubject.asp?SID= 3BAB80A42E8941369E910AE3325975A9&B=True&E=4,0 4,0 We are doing research into developing other estimates of income distribution for small areas. DWP's annual publication Households Below Average Income (HBAI) is sourced from the Family Resources Survey (FRS), and gives information on the location of individuals on the income distribution. The publication presents results covering Great Britain for children, working-age adults pensioners, and all individuals in separate chapters but due to small sample sizes only shows results by geographic area disaggregated by Government Office Region. One set of tables presented in the publication show the proportion of individuals that fall below various low income thresholds. The current FRS series spans the years 1994/5--2002/03. The next publication showing results for 2003/04 is scheduled for March 2005.

Date

8 November 2004

Reference

196372; 426 c503-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

Answered by

Alan Johnson (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

8 November 2004

Reference

426 c550

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

1st supplementary on the idea of a citizen's pension based on residency.

Asked by

Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

8 November 2004

Reference

426 c550

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to tackle pensioner poverty. -Inc figs.

Asked by

Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

8 November 2004

Reference

426 c550; 196317

House

House of Commons

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